Chapter 64: Bat Effect (2)
HOWMqThe large tornado was spinning at a supersonic speed. Standing in front of that disastrous tornado, we appeared as tiny as powerless humans.aQzhrrA
6v1mThe only difference between this and an actual tornado was that this was an artificial one created by the Tornado Bat, Alvan, and that it stayed still unlike a real tornado.M6hhMs9
Na9In any case, going into that enormous tornado without any plans was not a very wise thing to do. Large monsters might be okay but humans would definitely be swept away by it.zJv9l
kNZcC1“The Support Team is getting ready. All we have to do is decide on the timing.”spRm4aT
8Wpsq7XThe leader of this subjugation party was Professor Edgar, and his plan was to separate us into two groups.XrJ
66xZDThe Support Team would momentarily nullify the tornado to open up a path for the Combat Team to enter and defeat the Alvan, the core of the tornado. It was a simple yet effective method.vnmFB0
6Ha5VSupport Team:yQB
TRi8BMarie Dunareff,j86
6JrFLulara Mars,yaKw
pu9Eriu Casarr,lkwg7
vWHDeina Arianne.6KWO
EsBT8KlCombat Team:nzt2L
6r9U5zKHaman Welsch,LVYZqFh
CjPOrgen Rentree,yRJp6
flIEdgar Linton,p9P
6kKEpGhBeazeker,kJ9i
YzDSyHKorin Lork.PkcdQ
n5eh5iThe Combat Team consisted of 4 knights and 1 mage.qb5Yw
hSduXB“It’s an improvised team so we probably can’t expect the best teamwork but everything will be fine as long as everyone does their job.”yBgOk
9XnBThe party leader was Professor Edgar Linton.0eFZ1x
im2As a former Grade 1 mage, he was a Justice of the Peace who traveled across the continent to punish criminals and was an experienced party leader. It was thus quite natural for him to become the party leader of this operation.nH3K
Iht“Instructor Haman and Professor Orgen – please take the vanguard, and as for Student Korin and Student Beazeker, please stand at the rear.”3BAsuml
hMQT8It was a very luxurious party composition.zYHXaSf
I3AkIq1Edgar Linton, an experienced Grade 1 mage and two semi-Grade 1 knights, Old Man Haman and Professor Orgen.xulpGfn
mOxSAnd even though Beazeker and I were students, we were both talented enough to be a Grade 1 knight at a young age.bJg9VO
emSp0dyWhile waiting for the Support Team to prepare a spell to deal with the tornado, we had a short moment of silence.0Bk
wVel48N“Junior Korin.”sSeei04
sL55PQ6That was when Beazeker, a 2nd year student, spoke to me.li6kq
NfD3S“Hello, Senior Beazeker.”ADODii
zFlnwHe was a bulky giant. The animal leather that he had cast over himself was not big enough to cover his white muscular body. He was , a named character from one of the Ireland barbarian tribes of the north.8S13H
7dIK“Stand behind me. You’ll get in the way.”viMvvdi
DjynYkb“Ah… sure.”J4qK
h7NI was on the taller side as well but Beazeker was at least double my size.QMhEkG
dFi233“You are really tall. You are a half-giant, right?”2qlLV
pDaRgm“…None of your business.”zwab
9urqUUnlike his notorious fame of having a violent temperament and the unique trait of ‘Berserk’ that his tribe had, Beazeker gave a curt reply.loY
7ATC“But Senior Beazeker. Our job in this operation is to be the rearguard.”ZKIfyW
JCXSq“…I am stronger.”cG8eZTb
IBFX“Sure.”NN4M
khX– Glare!J0Uwksp
2meJHe glared at me with stormy blue eyes. He must have thought I was looking down on him or something.g0K1
6ZpkHLt“Don’t misunderstand, Senior. The core part of this operation is Professor Edgar. Our job is to protect the rear of these veteran professors.”WVwGPxt
EWrDn“…”g9R
6Q2Cr“And of course, the professors probably won’t allow us to stand at the front, since we are students and they are adults.”RwqK
SaK6m“That is useless bravado.”Udm
YQnYUK0In a way, he was right. Excluding Professor Edgar, Old Man Haman was already well past his prime and Professor Orgen was a powerful tanker-type like Beazeker but was overall weaker than him.cWS9jM0
v8kCurrently, Beazeker was the strongest one in this party. Even I wouldn’t be able to beat this man without the back-up of my Precepts.UK1
vTHy“Well, let’s watch on for now. They’re adults and have more experience than us, after all.”8p8
XsGq“…Are you treating me like a kid?”p5Ed
HEGumHe definitely did not appear like one, but in my eyes, Beazeker was a high-schooler just like Marie.Hnk
YZJ2“But you are, because we have yet to take our coming-of-age ceremony. Ah, of course, I’m talking about how we do it in the kingdom and not your tribe.”TMyS29
D8ta6r“…”XnlYUi5
NQ1Beazeker gazed down at me with a strange light in his eyes.IHa3
gxP“Looks like they’re about ready. That right there is the large-scale spell of Student Marie.”Y4h
fyJThe good-looking blonde middle-aged man, Professor Edgar, lit up his cigar while notifying us of the start of the operation. Before long, a massive magic circle appeared in the distant sky.IGyq1kX
yrDnhIt was way too enormous to be considered as something created by a single human. That magic circle was so big that it could garner the title of a ‘grand spell’ just from its sheer size.uz2
Fgbr“Haa… She definitely is unprecedentedly talented.”Nrp
VGHv9Any spell under the assistance of Marie’s specialty, ‘Mana Amplification’, had the potential to be as powerful as a grand spell no matter how limited its original output was.e88xZ
tS8That one was one of Marie’s favorite skills, ❰Combination Spell – Frost ❱, which was amplified endlessly with her mana.9w6cQ
t8G1Mana started pervading into the enormous tornado of wind and rain. And in less than 1 second…rNkCZV
Mlqegor– Crack! Crack crack!TMxmu
keppDGThe large tornado that appeared out of nowhere – this enormous disaster created at the cost of a Tornado Bat’s vitality, which meteorologists could blabber about how nonsensical it was for a whole day, turned stiff in an instant.u5xavSt
zUvMNeOr rather, it was more correct to say that it was frozen stiff.HrJUVK
wUw“That is quite literally ‘magic’.”TpDt977
MXC8IThe massive ‘natural disaster’ that appeared like the materialized form of a god’s wrath turned into ice and became like an avant-garde artwork.Brs7b9
7Ip“It’s Professor Lulara’s turn.”G57eM
1bS0PAs soon as Professor Edgar finished his sentence, a cluster of mist that flickered like the stars of a night sky flowed into the frozen tornado.lqn
nRS“Everyone. Get down.”NvnDyLg
BRQFollowing his advice, we lowered our bodies and Professor Edgar then created a hemispherical barrier to cover us. As soon as the sparkling things touched the tornado–MN3d
udH8eV– Kwang! Kwagagang!!9a6MVA
0ynfmA deafening thud roared as the frozen tornado started to explode. That enormous explosion shattered the ice like glass.A21
OcI4yAn– Kwang! Kwarururu!!vdklAp
ifbVkThe tornado was so big that the sound of ice shattering down was as noisy as the bombardment of bombers.zSM
mJiEQ6Seeing the aftermath of that huge explosion, Professor Orgen flinched before asking Old Man Haman a question.nxb
11sY2h“What was Professor Lulara’s alias back when she was an active guardian?”izj
LQV“Serial bomber. She used to be notorious for being crazy for bombs.”xDF3T
pNB“I asked her out last week and got turned down but… thank goodness.”5k7gLf
9Ei“We are going in.”COy6
r0SSZMrA large hole appeared on the frozen tornado thanks to Professor Lulara’s explosion magic. Following the original plan, the Combat Team entered the tornado by going through the hole.LA2pweJ
WBUWFr****kXKv
wfa– Kajik!doBc
MRyOoMu– Kaduduk!0NYw
aRF9KW– Bam!PgbC
coDgImmediately after entering the tornado, the Combat Team had to face a horde of monsters. They were demonic beasts that ended up being locked inside the tornado after coming here to eat Alvan the Tornado Bat.lMO
JJEa1The semi-large demonic beasts that had been holding their ground with their weight despite the sacrificial tornado of the Alvan immediately pounced at the Combat Team after seeing them.oovcbI
xO3bg“Guwooooo…!”2SQgU3
004TWbRA single-eyed giant ran forward while swinging its club. Blocking the attack of that large weapon was an old knight.jQj
SY0– Kung!RF7k
bMsiTheir clash resulted in a loud thud. The cyclops smirked while imagining the shape of the human that should have now turned into a sludge.c7BUP
yAerRP– Crack! Crack!xjYSx
aFxN0tUnlike its expectations, however, the club started cracking from the tip and the cyclops could not retrieve its club. Someone stronger than itself was grabbing onto the club from the bottom.U8oXUZ
3uuX“Been a while since I last saw this one-eyed idiot.”Z1r2
OITThe one who blocked and clenched on the enormous club after its devastating downward strike was Old Man Haman Welsch. He, who used to be called strong-armed Haman during his youth, was fairly old but his strength still far exceeded that of the one-eyed giant.Pw1HNQ
c33– Kwang!LHo
rmcEHaman threw a fist into the air, and the aftershock of his punch struck the cyclops on its left knee.kYk
2qpLq5LA horrible noise and the deathly scream of the cyclops echoed as the cyclops got down on its knees. Haman kicked on the natural-made club that the cyclops was using to support itself and jested.WM0OmZJ
rIy“You can use this as a walking stick now.”D8tc
KikSCG4“Uwwoooo…!”Man5Cx
uoFEGA huge man followed from behind. Professor Orgen swung his enormous ax that was longer than 2 meters and struck down on the cyclops’s head.Smw
cffw6cP– Kajijik!0A26
J7lThe head of the one-eyed giant got divided into two like firewood.apVkn8
DbA“Siiiii…”JreqC
W6HsBUAs soon as the cyclops went down, a gargoyle that had been waiting for an opportunity pounced at the group for an ambush.lYtaR0T
WQNZw– Saaaa…!sNRt8
g19A“Slice.”CLlkj
Da3– Kaduk!48KL
XwmrwThe smoke from Professor Edgar’s cigar turned into a sharp blade that immediately slashed past the gargoyle’s neck.tBnq
CU0Lxd“That was clean.”tPwkQ
UGB7sL“…”sDLZnT
4d4EKorin and Beazeker, who were standing behind Professor Edgar to protect his rear, didn’t even get a chance to do anything.dwSc
VbIpNSemi-Grade 1 knights, Old Man Haman and Professor Orgen, and Grade 1 mage Professor Edgar were already demolishing all the rampaging demonic beasts while displaying their overwhelming might.LSLz3e
pSLn3“Weaker than expected,” commented Beazeker.DNYxWw
ykQk“Well, these guys were probably locked inside the tornado for days without having any food, and seeing how some of them had scars on their bodies, I guess they were also fighting each other.”q0nxjex
RLCS“…You saw all that?”Hett
p4DBp7ZBeazeker said while turning to Korin. Considering how Korin used to be a terribly underperforming student until recently, it was commendable that he was taking everything in like a veteran.V1w8T
w9Gw“Analysis and coming up with a counter-plan is my forte.”GvSzG
LEx2A“That is a good skill.”cj0
YwSVBeazeker openly acknowledged the skills of this freshman student. Because of his appearance, he was often mistaken as a barbaric warrior who only sought power and violence, but he was a more rational person than common misbelief.XE4hy44
mss“But you should always be prepared to move up. The real ones are going to be coming soon.”yEXm
zcvu“Hmm…”0qLwOQ
jt2bwJKorin was right. The demonic beasts that had been sealed inside the tornado frozen by their peer, Marie, had now broken through the ice to flood them from their surroundings.Wrp
Gk6Since they had been able to survive in both this tornado and the Frost spell, they were probably fairly strong.yFD8
TIR“Sieeee…!”tdNlf
63Rgu“A Queen Taratect…!”UAIre
sQhRXpSemi-Grade 1 demonic beast, Queen Taratect, was quite obviously a large-type monster. Its size was already a big problem but the scariest part about this monster was that it could spontaneously give birth to babies on the spot.HKE8
J7t3xp4– Papabak!Wyae
F5vhEggs that the Queen Taratect shot out like cannonballs landed on the ground. Immediately after landing on the ground, the eggs started to crack open as dozens of smaller spider demonic beasts started pouring out from within.M27
kpGAn army of spiders was a massive threat to anyone.Hrr5
qWDlQThe spiders competitively raced against each other as if they wanted to defeat more enemies to receive praise from their mother, but that was when the smoke from Professor Edgar’s cigar approached them. As soon as the tiny spiders broke through the layer of smoke to approach the group…Zd9
0wnne– Kieee?qgEP
Jkz0– Kiiikk!!?ylC
ZGrsoOThey suddenly fell on the ground with a spasmodic seizure.tzx6HCY
3odW“There is a small amount of poison in the smoke. Be careful not to touch them,” warned Professor Edgar.Jct60
gGnWCBhThe alchemic poison inside the smoke was not something that these low-grade demonic beasts could handle.VXrSDOx
3LWTL– Siiiiii…!btN
UIXe– Kiyaaaa…!AAXKGDi
K944FlBut that was when an orchestra of demonic beasts reverberated from a distance. That was the prelude to the incoming wave of monsters.ObconiM
507eJX“About time for the real one!”l58jK
aQ5YVg2“Korin, Beazeker! Protect Professor Edgar!”aZ8EZ
b89UgC“Finally, it’s our turn.”bEGR
i45taq“Hmm…”3AMDl
lMn15 minutes after entering the tornado, Korin laid his hands on his Silver Spear for the first time and so did Beazeker, who clenched on his 2-meter-long greatsword.hWV
QlSQLu2– Kukaaaak!iKKiG3
FdCMonsters suddenly emerged from the ground – the ones that had been hiding underground to avoid the tornado revealed themselves.a7zXX
lhurfBG“Sand Dragoons?”BDy
yHmLDemonic beasts that resembled centipedes with tens of legs simultaneously dashed in at the group. As if they were glad to see fresh meat in front of their eyes after a long period of starvation, they were reckless in their charge.R7ln1L
0qZe0– Kagagak!kKaC
VmEiIBvThe fangs of a serpent crushed through the centipedes. Avoiding the tough upper shells of the Sand Dragoons, the spear of the venomous snake slithered through the eyes, mouths and the soft belly of the centipedes.ppdv3or
LqIEjwThe scavengers that climbed through the walls of hell were stopped by the venom-fanged dragon of the middle world.kD9LCI
K2FUsing as little aura as possible, Korin stabbed four times in just one breath. His attacks were rapid yet destructive; fast and precise.OFFs8
ii1– Sieeee!Khho
Pufv– Kyaaak!40GGdny
ef5CxmKHowever, piercing attacks were not enough. The flood of scavengers from all around was difficult for an individual to stand off against.LTPO
SH7t“Huup…!”4VZ
Bj96CEBut here, the group had a beast, taking in a deep breath before a wide sweep.dmYT
aK6AUtJ– Kwaaaaaaa…!S2A11g
KGOVo– Kwaang! Kajijik…!Hdzh
jc5Xm– Kaduduk!3LR
wmFThe gust raged on. Without even bothering to target one specific opponent, the beast slashed every approaching monster and scattered them away in pieces.FrFTe0p
pmdR50m“Phew~”WcN
sy03x4Even though Korin Lork had gone through various battles himself, the violent might of this beast-like warrior was still an impressive sight. It was something that was only possible thanks to his ridiculous strength and his greatsword that reached more than 2 meters in length.h3BoUV
mpDmiIBeazeker the Berserker.M5o
k354ltaThis half-giant was also sometimes referred to as the Berserk Warrior, but here in this battlefield of slaughter, he was not a berserk warrior and was a rampaging beast himself just like other monsters.bFQyrhf
nJFGj“Wow…”vFy1k8
149Even the professors including Professor Edgar were marveled at his display of strength. The great prowess of the students that they had left at the rear motivated the professors even more.TdMmK
AmH“We cannot lose to students can we?”dxd
S1uHHYZ“I will check how many you killed later on, Professor Orgen. If you got less than the students, then you will have to attend my lessons as well.”CfUn
Tsfw“I am more worried about you old man.”GMzrhI
DYXhXa“Haa… Seriously, knights are just…”BVki29T
0F3jcMIn the heat of battle, the five guardians proceeded on through the tornado of demonic beasts. They were aiming for the epicenter of the tornado, and it didn’t take that long for them to reach the center.aGVMWnJ
HFLd4………kCI
bHUD……j1DHYc
bi99lHI…uA1CnOT
1WxA5“I knew it…”h5Z9lV
upuiUwAll the party members including Professor Edgar were appalled at the sight before their eyes.5oY3
bPjInside the large tornado created by the Alvan that was frozen by Marie’s Frost; at the center of the tornado was another smaller tornado.oFSE9w
jr3“Did Alvans have the power to create two tornadoes like this?”CaMf
X880c“It must be because of what we call a maternal instinct. It’s a beast but is still very commendable.”TVHk0K
QxnJMf“You can come up with that irrational logic later.”xzf
k5jAcross the small tornado, the group spotted the silhouette of a large bat vigilantly staring back at them. After noticing the approach of an enemy, the bat had used up all of its remaining energy to create another tornado in front of it.R0QlM0
6PauFQP“Do you think we can push through this?”otYHqH9
4uJy8“No. Maybe if we don’t mind having our flesh shredded on the way but…”SALMB
diTEtD“The drawback is too big. There is no need for us to overdo it.”GF1
PRIUAfter quickly coming to a conclusion, the three professors turned to the sky and fired a flare gun.TzpowX
YmCI70m– Shiiiiiiii~ Boom!Iwsdac
PNuSeeing the flare gun pop at the sky, Professor Edgar gave out another order.RfaB
4mF“We will retreat out of the danger zone.”oL2vD9V
ryEPxF3A thunderous thud echoed from the sky as soon as they retreated from the smaller tornado. The sky started to quiver and began to roar while sucking in all the nearby dark clouds.pC9Dje
Fez– Kwagang! Kwagagang!LZB
HoBThunderbolts traveled across the dark clouds of the sky. The lightning bolts of the sky started undergoing a strange change as they began to gain a ‘color’.cLq
5O2mcc3“…Umm, Professor Edgar? Isn’t that a bit…”2fiDkB
1BxFEa“Dangerous, you’re right. Damn it, Professor Deina. She doesn’t know how to control her strength or something…! This stupid power-addict!”t1dkHj
X9WwUIThe one creating this strange phenomenon was the lightning mage, Professor Deina. This young witch – in her 40s – who was more well-known for her academic contribution rather than her works as a guardian, was still one of the strongest lightning mages out there.qAa80Y
KHFHAll those beautiful supercells and thunderstorms were on the level of a grand spell. She was a nuker who could bombard powerful spells at once.krI6e8J
VXabAAnd the one that she was currently getting ready to fire was ❰Red Sprite❱ – a crimson lightning bolt of destruction that was said to strike down at 1/30th of the speed of light, at roughly 10,000 km/s.jjivk
iVGKk“Tch. Let me put up a barrier!”Yu4
xbGKOVdProfessor Edgar used up all of his remaining mana to create a barrier that protected all the party members.hh1Ju
WlneSoon, a red lightning struck the ground.4qr
jga****nGYYV
nK94xrThe huge bombardment of Professor Deina demolished even the tornado frozen by Marie, leaving the area with a cluster of remains.4Ep
mPRSY“This is why I hate mages. Those guys love killing knights or something.”f53U40
HSH2Yj“I agree wholeheartedly.”cG2QGDV
ULSSRSSOld Man Haman and Professor Orgen stood up on the black, scorched ground with a grumble but that was followed by Professor Edgar’s word of disapproval.N8rpOH
O2KlEj“Please do not group us with people like Professor Deina.”L9Cay
xkoXpWsAs a former Justice of the Peace who preferred the smart way around things, Professor Edgar seemed offended by that statement.aSQlVM
urtO5GC“Anyway, that settles things. A lightning that big should have destroyed everything in—”TVjR
LSBw8“Look there.”6SEke
yHYtvHFollowing the finger of Beazeker who was pointing somewhere, the party members all turned their gazes around as their faces soon crumpled from disbelief.cobIB
PHR9The tornado… was still there.GqBjE
sgQOUL“What?”u3ZseH
orgrf1s“Didn’t it get struck directly by that lightning? How is it still alive?”v9wGq
4Ma“Wait. Don’t you think the silhouette inside the tornado became even bigger than before?”Ngy
qr3sr“…An evolution.”dlKrP4Q
tKXThe last words from Korin made everyone close their mouths.Ae2
Hi4kEvolution.Rfg
Jc5k6cIt was a strange phenomenon that sometimes occurred during the growth and experience process of demons. Rather than simply becoming the alpha entity of a group that would then act as the leader, it was closer to a complete evolution of their species.p97RtC
y0XOR“Kiyaaaaaaa…!”gCcnqH
cyUThe Tornado Bat, Alvan, which had been sacrificing its life for the tornado withstood the lightning strike from Professor Deina and even ended up evolving to a higher species.Niv2mG
UIwDaAt this point, it was pretty much the king of lightning and storm.BLPcvAG
cRqXlmH“If that really is because of its maternal instincts… then I really have to say, it’s a really remarkable thing.”qtuxF
sDlrnxq“Now is not the time for that. We must immediately deal with that!”VZ0
r8IHBut… how? The small tornado that was created to buy time until its delivery now contained a layer of lightning. Who would ever be able to go through that tornado in one piece?LuA4p
K7WmMM“A frontal breakthrough is not an option.”EH2B6i
e8kSProfessor Haman came to a reasonable conclusion. The Alvan had succeeded in withstanding the lightning attack of Professor Deina, and the desperate tornado created at the cost of its life was too risky to break through from the front.ndxSGaI
BskWbEven though everyone still had a secret move up their sleeves, going in right now without any preparation was still very risky.wM0m
1RyF“Let’s back off. Whether it be Professor Deina or Student Marie, I believe we need to borrow someone from the Support Team.”sdwH4
3D0U6JNo one there was a rookie who was foolish enough to argue against Professor Edgar’s logical opinion. As soon as they were about to give up and retreat for the time being…v7ST
nBz510S“You can go.”mxUojO8
DWC36QHThe sharp voice of a blonde-haired professor echoed from somewhere, as someone jumped through the dimension and dug into the center of the tornado.kU6
dVfx– Kyaahuk…! Kururuk… Kurugeeeekk…!!OhpSz
wTwovFrom within the pandemonium of storm and lightning, a vengeful and horrendous scream echoed on repeat. The sound of flesh and skin being ripped was evidence that someone was rampaging inside the tornado.MRgsE65
f9s– Kaaaaaahh…!lNHbKlW
32G1UFTThe sharp tornado of blades threatened to slice through the fragile-looking body of the girl, but even the slicing tornado and the lightning sparks within weren’t able to pierce through the Unbreakable Body.WEw
h5jjd– Drip! Drip!E6hv0I
dF4CQGDrops of blood were dripping from the girl, but they were not hers.slwu
M739TWhile dragging the head of the large evolved Alvan that was even bigger than her entire body, the girl wearing nun clothes nonchalantly walked out of the tornado.dk7v3y1
3qBlUB“What are you doing?”7obA3AP
fqOBgMHeavenly Yaksha Hua Ran.HLCLseT
BhSShe asked while gazing at Korin and the party members with the same indifferent look on her face.veea4Z0
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